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Dental Case Report
Isabel presented to Stuart after her owners noticed that she had separated from her field mates. Once brought into the stable she was quidding and unable to eat haylage.
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Respiratory tract health
Does your horse cough at the beginning of an exercise session? Do you often find accumulations of mucus outside your horse’s stable door? These subtle signs can indicate lung inflammation.
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What is MRI used for?
The scanner is specifically designed to image the lower limb in the standing horse, as this is the most common site of lameness. It has revolutionized our understanding of the structures of the hoof, and we can now differentiate between the multiple conditions that were encompassed as ‘navicular syndrome’.
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What is kissing spines?
Kissing spines or more correctly termed ‘impinging dorsal spinous processes’ (IDSPs) is where there is over-crowding of the summits of the 18 spines that the horse has, usually in the saddle region of the spine.
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Ask the vet: dentistry special
I have a 25-year-old gelding who struggles to eat hay in the winter, what can I do? It is very important that our older horses and ponies have regular dental examinations, usually every 6 months. Older horses teeth can change very quickly and this can result in difficulty eating. Occasionally horses have loose teeth which […]
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Stem cell treatment – what’s new?
What are stem cells? Stem cells are an undifferentiated cell of a multicellular organism which are capable of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of the same type. They are used in musculoskeletal injuries of the horse to improve the quality of repair tissue in injured tissue. Types of stem cells Traditionally we obtained cells […]
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